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Originally Posted by DCC
Is there any difference between a closed top and an open top? Why do the manufacturers prefer open ones?
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A very rough summary of the advantages: closed car have less drag and open cars have a lower centre of gravity.
Why does everybody build open ones? Closed ones are more difficult (so expensive) to design because of the cockpit: fogging of windscreen if it rains, heat if it is hot (obligatory air conditioning), the doors, ...